St. Landry democrat., 1887-12-10
THE LATEST NEWS.
Events of Importance at Home
and Abroad.

office Department that the Mexican govern
ment has completed its regulations Tor ex-
pediting parcels of merchandise received in
mails from the United States and that there
will be no further delays in the delivery OF
such matter because of customs regulations
J. Cunningham Stewart, superintendent OF
the money order and savings bank branches
of the Canadian postottice department, has
arrived in Washington. He intends to
thoroughly study our postal system, with a
view to improving the Canadian service.
1t is said that one of the richest leads OF
pure Galena ore ever discovered III Southern
Wisconsin has just been struck at Jordan
Centre, near Monroe, Iowa county. The
first three days 10000 pounds Of mineral ore
were taken out, including one chunk weigh
ing 800 pounds.
The Court of Claims has disposed OF all
the French spoliation cases growing o't ot
the loss Of the brig Mary, the brig John q
Richmond, the sloop Federal George. the
ship Triumph and the ship Hannah. IA"
courts conclusions will be reported 10 to"-
s,ress for It's action
In the United States Circuit Court in Bns-
toR recently, Judge Colt gave a decree for
the complainant in the action of the at."r-
ney general of Massachusetts, against the
Western Union Telegraph Company This
was an information filed by the attorney
general under the public statutes to collect
tax of S10,6lS assessed in May. 1850, on
the corporate franchise of the company
doing business D- that State, and to enJo'n
the defendant from further execution OF
its business until said tax was paid.
The City Council Of Chicago recently
adopted resolutions requesting the mayor to
write the attorney general of the State asking
him to file quo warrantO for the purpose OF
forfeiting the charter ofthe Chicago Gas Trust.
The forfeiture of the charter ofeyery gas com
pany in the city was also demanded, each OF
them being now controlled by the trust. The
law department Of the city was instructed
to give all information and aid possible IN
prosecuting the quo warrantO. The resolu-
tiOns denounce the action Of the trust in adj
vancing the price Of gas twenty-five per
cent, and declare that the quo warranto is
necessary as a notice to all desiring to lnll-
tate the example of the originators OF this
trust that monopolies will not be permitted
to exist under republican form of govern
ment.
Mr.. Burpe, of the government committee
to inquire into the advisability of establish
ing railroad commission for the
Dominion, was in Bangor, Me, re
Gently. He said the subcommittee regard
Massachusetts laws. regulating railroads
through a board OF commissioners with
more favor than those of any other State,
and even if they should report in favor of a
law similar to the United States interstate
law, that they will take stand against the
adoption of any part of the fourth section re-
lating to the long and short hauls.
1t is announced that nearly 1000, 900 tons
of coal have been taken to Duluth, over
100000 tons more than last year. and yet it is
already evident that there will be a great
shortage in the supply this winter.
The first blizzard has arrived, and
the towns of Western Minnesota and
Eastern Dakota are even now showing
signs of anxiety. The report comes from
Huron that many people here are preparing
to bring hay burners into oETequisition, and
telegram from Adrian announces that there
is not a pound of coal for sale in that town,
SOAlS Niot1Coo 10 iS LhC pun
The board of works of jersey City has
unanimously passed, over Mayor Cleve-
lands veto, the resolution authorizing
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company to
elevate its tracks in that city. A large
number of Railroad avenue property
owners were present at the time. Mayor
Cleveland, who was also present, suggested
that the commissioners compel the company
to adopt the truss plan of structure, which
would obviate the depression of the streets,
The board recommended the mayors sug-
gestion to the consideration of the company.
The matter will probably now be carried to
the courts.
The boiler used for heating water in the
Kirby House. Milwaukee, Wis, exploded
recently, wrecking the rear end of the build
ing. Mrs. E. M. Gage, the assistant cook,
was killed, and twelve others, nearly all
women, injured, three dangerously. It is
thought the accident was caused by the
freezing of the feed-pipe supplying the boiler
with water.
The cabinet shop of Guckert & Co., in
Pittsburg, has been burned. The building
was four-story structure, filled with infam-
mable materials, and the flames spread
through shaving shute and elevator-well
to every floor in few minutes. Four men
Jumped from the upper windows to the
street and one of them, John Dedig, was
fatally injured. The others sustained slighter
injuries. The loss on the property is $4,000
The riding-school for the Northwest
mounted police, at Regina, Northwest Ter
ritory, has been burned. Loss, $4,000.
The residence of William Chrisman, in
independence, Mo-, has been burned. Loss,
$4,000 partially insured.
In the village of Werchobistrizkoi, Russia,
school was burned recently while the in
mates were asleep. All the boys, who were
sleeping on the ground floor, escaped. The
girls, forty in number. occupied sleeping
rooms on the upper floors, and twenty-four
of them saved themselves by jumping from
the windows. Sixteen were afraid to take
the leap and lost their lives III the flames.
William OBrien, a well-known trapeze
performer of Buffalo, N. y. who was in
iured by fall recently, has died in Temple,
Tex.